Politics Jan 25 Trump fires more than a dozen independent inspectors general at government agencies The Trump administration has fired about 17 independent inspectors general at government agencies, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress are suggesting violated federal oversight laws.
Politics Jan 22 Pardons by Trump and Biden reveal distrust of each other and wobbly faith in criminal justice system A day that began with the outgoing president's pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president's pardon of supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol…
Politics Jan 22 Key career officials at Justice Department reassigned to different positions, AP sources say The Justice Department has reassigned key senior officials across multiple divisions as part of a leadership shakeup ahead of the expected confirmation of President Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi.
Politics Jan 22 Trump moves to revoke clearances of ex-intel officials who signed letter on Hunter Biden laptop President Donald Trump says his administration will move to revoke the security clearances of the more than four dozen former intelligence officials who signed a 2020 letter saying that the Hunter Biden laptop saga bore the hallmarks of a "Russian…
Politics Jan 22 Justice Department directs prosecutors to investigate state and local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration.
Politics Jan 15 Read Pam Bondi’s full opening statement for her confirmation hearing “If confirmed, I will work to restore confidence and integrity to the Department of Justice – and each of its components,” Bondi will say in her opening statement.
Politics Jan 14 WATCH: Pam Bondi testifies in Senate confirmation hearing for attorney general — Day 1 Bondi, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, sought to reassure Democratic senators Wednesday that her Justice Department would not prosecute anyone for political purposes but also refused to rule out the potential for investigations into adversaries of the Republican president-elect.
Politics Jan 14 Read the full special counsel report on Trump’s Jan. 6 actions Smith says he stands behind his decision to bring criminal charges against Trump and believes the Republican would've been convicted had he not won the 2024 election.
Politics Jan 13 Prosecutor defends investigation of Hunter Biden, denounces president’s remarks David Weiss defended his team's work in the report and scolded President Joe Biden for questioning the integrity of the criminal cases in a November statement in which the president announced the pardon, when he said he believed his son…
Politics Jan 13 Judge allows Justice Department to release special counsel Smith’s report on Trump’s Jan. 6 case The ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the bench by Trump, is latest back and forth in a court dispute over the report from the special counsel who prosecuted Trump in two cases the Justice…